Thread by @mmkelly22

As of the last day of the Republican National Convention, @realDonaldTrump had made a total of 22,247 false or misleading claims according to the tally @GlennKessler @tkrizzo and I maintain (mostly in our spare time). Here a few things I noticed 1/

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He made more false claims during 27 days in August than any other month in his presidency. 2/

On Aug. 11, he made nearly 200 false or misleading claims. That is about equal to a month’s worth of claims in his first year. 3/

He is remarkably consistent — false claims about the economy and Trump’s influence on it are among the most repeated, usually followed by any perceived threat (the Russia probe, Ukraine investigation and the coronavirus.) 4/

Until recently, he rarely spoke about terrorism or guns or education. Now, it’s mostly as a campaign attack. 4/

And for tonight's #PresidentialDebate, if something sounds fishy, this searching this page (maintained by the great @lmshap) is a great place to start to figure out if something is true or not. (Hint: Anything with the words "best economy" is not.) 5/ washingtonpost.com/graphics/polit…